Andre Gide

Set in the 1890s, Andre Gide's famous satire centres around a group of ingenious fraudsters ('The Millipede') who convince their wealthy victims that the pontiff has been imprisoned in the Vatican cellars, and a false Pope has been enthroned in his place. Posing as clergy, they con money by promising to obtain the …

Les Nourritures terrestres est une œuvre littéraire d'André Gide, publiée en 1897, évoquant le désir et l'éveil des sens.